King James Version
Deuteronomy 19:20 in the King James Version says “And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.”
Deuteronomy 19:20 · King James Version
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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“And those which remain”
H7604properly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant
“shall hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and shall henceforth”
H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
“no more any”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“among”
H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
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